Razor



Patented` Jil-nge y21, 11927.

Nonni). ANJSRSON, or iinainnnniurniinso'ra. i

` RAZOR@v M V .Application fneanecember v29,1925; .si-iiivo; versa f This .inventionV relates 1to improvements in razorsl and has particular reference to thev type known asn safety frazors.

-An important ohjectof the .invention is to Y V provide ka--razorof thef 'abovecharacter which maybe placed in a. firm: and elcient shaving position,A and. at the Sametime permit move-` mentor the blade to be broughtin, a. convenientfxstroppingposition.' f e j Y further. object. of the invention is to pron vvide a `razor of thealoove 4type designed t0 improve. generally upon :the: commonforms ofst-ructuresnow in. use; and .whereby the blademay be quickly placed in association with't-he holderi and readily removed: for cleaningzpurposes.

'A.:still further objectof the invention is the. provisionfot a safety razor of. durable and comparatively Simple construction fair rangedsol as to be convenientlyioperated.,

AA stillurtheriobjeetof thevinvention is `tlie-provisionx of a safety razor ,of durable design.yetvconstructedso, as to :besold at. aV

- comparativelylow cost.; v

@therobjects and advantages of; the invention Vwill become apparent as the ,descriptionpro'gresses. r j

Iiithe;accompanying,y drawing formingA a part or. Vthis specilication and in which like numerals .are .employed to .designate corre-v f spoiidingparts throughout -the'same:

Figure Lis. aside.V :elevational yviewfof av Vrazor constructed in accordancewithmy invention, f

Figure 2 isr a top plan view ofthey same,

Figure 3 vis a fragilientary vertical-.sec

y tional view. takenonftheline-:B offFgure2, l' ,wFigure 4' is a f similar view vtaken `on the line lf-4@ ofFigure 2,

tional =view v taken on the .linea 5-15 yof Figure 1, f

k view'offthe retaining structure,l

`Figure 9 is a fragmentary side elevational e viewfehowing 'the blade errang-edi; in stl-QP- ping;position. J f f f Y.

In the' 'drawing wherein forffthe purpose` of.' illustration isshown thepreferredfemhodinient: ofqfmyffinvention, thek numeral 10-V thef `form .oitA ag longitudinalftube open nati. its

vFiguret is agtransverse horizontalgsec-V .Figure 6 isa fragmentaryi }g erspective4 designates thehandle oflmy improved razor 1 i structure, Ithis handle .beingl preferablyin extremities.- i The' Alower, kendl-'offthe tubular;l handle 10 isv provided with anV outwardly flared .portion 1L adapted `to..perr`ni`t conven ient connection.loi` ani interior member to-be described more (fullyL hereinafter. *Formed integral with and securedhin. any*y Suitable.i 05 manner toy the upper end offthehandle. .10' n I Misfavlaterally extending guard platef12pref` .erably disposed at. a f slightly :downwardly inclined angular positionA and yhaving itswrear longitudinal edge curved slightly upwardasasE ."0 atl Thefforward,longitudinal edge of;

`theguard plate 12 is curved. downwardly Y Vand has a. plurality ofztransversefnotehes formed therein, providing` a seriesovspaced arcuately formed teeth 14. The lateral; edgesvvofgthe plate 12 are providedat: the intermediate. .porti ons with oppositely; dis` posedrecesses 15,.'the purposeV of'which will become emparentk as theffdescriptionpro-1' gresses. w f e Arranged so as. to .be snuglytitted linthe tubular handle 10, and project substantially fromvtheupper andflower portions fthereof` is acylindrieal interiorlsleeve 16 provided fat its lowerportion with alflongitudinalslot 17,` adapted yto provide an eXpans-ibl'e.Sal'eeve movable ,in the handle and atthe Sametime tting snugly therein. Theupperendofthe .sleeve 16-is -enclosed by an arcuate top plate 18 .and the lower end Vis open. Formed adja-V: 90 cent theupper closed end off` theeleeve on the side thereof is a.rectangular` shaped opening 19 provided atits yupperledge with a reduced notch .QOdeSigned toeuitably en. gage a blade projection. Inorder that fthe razor; may be securely fastened to 1 the Isleeve 16,;theup'per extremity v,ofthe sleeve-is provvvided. with a pad 21v formed; ofgmetallieyor similar -material deaigned'fto. conveniently i permit engagement"w,thgan extension of the; loo razor blade. y L i In carrying .oiugf-iny improved razor con,L structiom Iycontemplatejtheprovision of a' speciali` forma ofy razor blade,` this; blade` .eine

bodying a substantially rectangtfilar shaped blade `'body 22 tapered' incross section; so that thefforwfard edge @will iterininajtein a sharp cuttingfedge and the'rear edge'@willV be, of; roundedv format-ion; Formed atpthe extremities of; the 1rear-froundedfedge ofl ;theg` blade? 22; arey vend beads-24 i .ofsubstantially semi;circular` formation-,arranged to. permit secure mounting of the blade on the guard plate and prevent lateral displacement thereof. The lateral edges of the blade 22 are formed with arcuate recesses 25, designed to engage suitable retaining means to be described more fully hereinafter. lVith particular reference to Figure 7, it will be noted that the blade is formed with a rearwardly extending tongue 26 projecting from the central portion of the blade and substantially rectangular in cross section. This tongue is of tapered formation, expanding` to provide an enlarged projecting head at its end.

In the shaving position, the razor blade 22 is arranged so as to be positioned horizontally upon the guard plate 12, the blade being designed to be snugly fitted on the guard plate so that the beaded ends 24 will be positioned against the lateral edges of the plate. The tongue 26 formed on the blade extends throughthe opening formed in the upper end of the sleeve 16 and the upper side of the tongue contacts with the pad 21 formed in the upper end of the sleeve. The tongue is tightly wedged in the sleeve, by the provision of a spring urged retaining member 27. This retaining member is of cylindrical formation arranged to be slidable in the sleeve 16 and is provided at its lowerI end With a bore 28 extending substantially into the cent-ral portion thereof. The interior of the retaining member 27 is provided with a central downwardly projecting pin 29 adapted to engage the upper end of a coiled compression spring 30. The lower end of the compression spring 30 is confined against downward movement by a transversely extending brace pin 31 adapted to engage the lower end 0f the spring, so that the sprilig will normally force the retaining member 2T against the upp-er end of the sleeve. lVhen a blade is mounted in position on the razor, the tongue 26 is inserted through the opening and disposed between the pad 2l and the retaining member, and tirmly held in position by the action of the spring 30.

In order that the body of the blade may be securely held in position on the guard plate 12 a pair of clamps 32 are pivotally mounted in the recesses formed in the lateral edges of the guard plate, the upper extremities of the clamps being provided with horizontally extending lugs 33 extending over the blade to prevent displacement thereof. The lower extremities of the clamps 32 are of arcuate formation designed to provide actuating plates.

Referring now to Figure 4 of the drawing, it will be noted that the lower side of the guard plate 12 is provided with a pair of downwardly projecting brackets 3st arranged in spaced relation to the lateral edges of the )late in alignment with the clamps. These brackets are designed to engage the inner end of a pair of coiled compression springs l5 extending laterally from the brackets and having their outer extren'iities engageable with the intermediate portions o t the clamps From this construction, it" is apparent that the springs are secured to the clamps below the pivotal connection and therefore normally swing the lower extremities of the guard plates outwardly and the upper ends inwardly for securing the razor blade.

From the foregoing construction, it can be readily seen that the razor blade 22 will be firmly fastened in position upon the guard plate, so that the blade may be readily utilized for shaving purposes. The connecting means, on the other hand, are arranged so that the blade may be ver)` quickly disconnected from the holder when desirable and means are also provided for utilizing the holding for stropping the blade.

rIhis stropping operation is accomplished by withdrawing the interior sleeve 1G from the tubular handle 1t) and placing the blade 22 at a right angular position relative to the normal shaving position. Thus the blade will be arranged in a position parallel to the length of the sleeve` as shown to advantage in Figure 9, so that the blade may be conveniently stropped.

It` is therefore thought to beobvious, that a razor arranged to provid l an etiicient shaving apparatus, and adjustable to provide a stropping holder has been disclosed. embodying means for .securely and dctaclnlbly fastening a blade in a lateral angular position relative to the handle to facilitate the shaving operation. and also embodying structure adapted to permit stroppinggl of the blade upon the conventional types of razor straps. lt will be readily noted, that the blade fastening mechanism is of simple and durable design especially arranged to permit rapid connection of the blade, so that tbe change of the blade from a shaving to a stropping position requires very little time.

It is to be understood that the torni of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as the preferred example ot the same, and that various changes as to the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

With reference to Figure G it will be noted that the guard plate 12 is provided with a longitudinal groove 2t adjacent its rear. formed to snugly receive therein the bead 2t formed on the blade I-Iaving thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A razor comprising, in combination. a tubular handle, a guard plate formed adjacent the upper end of the handle extending' laterally therefrom, a sleeve adapted to be mounted in the tubular handle, retaining loo means mounted adjacent the upper end of the sleeve, a blade having a projection formed on the rear edge ther-eof, means for securely fastening the blade body in position -upon the guard plate, the projection being inserted in the sleeve and engaged by the retaining member, andy means whereby l`the sleeve may be Withdrawn from the handle to permit stropping of the blade. i

2. A razor comprising, in combination, a

e tubular handle,'a guard plate secured adjacent the upperend of the handle, a sleeve` movably secured. in the handle having an opening formed adjacentkthe upper end, a blade having a tapered tongue formed on the rear edge thereof, means provided on the guard plate for engaging the body ofthe bladesprin 'urged retaining means mounted in the seeve for securely engaging the Vtongue of the blade, and means `whereby the sleeve Vmay be disconnected from the handle and the blade swung-in a right angular posii tion yfor convenient stropping thereof. i

3. A razor comprising, in combination, a

l' Vtubular handle, a` guard plate secured adjacent the upper end ofthe handle and extending in an angular position therefrom, an'

fexpansible sleeve slidably mounted in the Y :in

Vhandle having an openingr formed adjacent the upper end thereof, a `spring urged retaining member formed at the up-f,

per end of the sleeve, a razor blade having a rectangular body portion anda tapered tongue extendingffrom the rear edge,4 the said tongue being in engagement With the opening formed inthe upper portion of the sleeve andfirmly engaged by the retaining member mounted therein, clamps pivotally mounted on the guard plate engageable with the lateral edges of blade body, the blade being positioned in theV sleeve kso Vthat the blade may be laced in a position parallel with the lengti of the sleeve and held in engagement with the sleeve for stropping longitudinal tubular handle, a blade guard 4. A razor comprising, in combination, a

plate secured at the uppery end yof the handle and projecting laterally therefrom at an' angular inclination, l the reary edge of the a tapered tongue projecting fromv the rea-r l edge thereof, the bodybeing engageable With the guard plate and retained in Position by spring pressed clamps, the tongue being engageable with the opening formed adjacent the upper end of the sleeve, a spring pressed j ,retainingv member mounted adjacent the upperV end of the sleeve engageable with the blade tongue. for .retaining same firmly in position, the opening in the sleeve being arranged. to-permit movement of the blade to a position #parallel With the length ofthe sleeve and engagement by the spring pressed member to facilitate stropping 'of the blade.

5. A razor comprising in combination, a tubular handle, a guard plate secured to the upper end ofthe handle,'a tubular sleeve slidably mounted in the handle and having an opening formed in its upper portion, ya spring pressed blade holding member mountaV rectangular shaped tongue formed on the ed in the upper portion of the sleeve, a blade, v

rear edge of the blade eiigageable With the y recess in the sleeve, thesaid tongue ybeing adapted to Iengage the said` spring pressed member to support the'blade in transverse position on the holder or inaxial position on the sleeve. l v 6.V In a safety razor, they combinationwith a tubular handle havinga guard plate se` cured at its upper end', an expansible tubular sleeve slidable Within the tubular handle and a blade having a tongue, of means including i a spring pressedblade holding member, 4having a noncircular transverse slot'in itsupper end adaptedto engage the projecting ktongue of the blade to rigidly support the same in a transverse position onl the blade guard orin an axial position at the upper end of the sleeve.

In testimony whereof a-iiix my signature.

NOAH n.v ANDnRsoN. 

